Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-22
WOODRUFF MILLER DOWNED.
Frank Hiscock New York's Nominee
''Crazy Herse" Van Wyck Still on
the Ragged Edge in Nebraska.
SENATORIAL B~ALLOTING.
Elected Senators and Candidates Being
Voted For.

Elected Senators and Candid"tes being
Voted For.
Ros7oN. January 19.-Dawes has beer
elected United States Senator.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, January
r. Farwell has been elected United States
senator in a Joint session OF the Legisla'
ture to-day.
INDIANAPOLIS, January ia compro-
mise has been reached by which Senator
Smith shall preside over the joint conven-
ton but Speaker Taylor Withhold the gavel.
The convention is now in session and nom
mating speeches are being made.
BosroN, January 19.-The Legislature
met in Joint session at noon to-day and
resumed balloting for United States SEN
ator. The ballot resulted asfollows: Dawes
76 Long So: Robinson So; Collins 90;
scattering /: absent 4. Another ballot
was then taken which resulted as follows:
Dawes ISL; Long 25; Collins IL; Robin
son 5S and Russell 1. .
ALBANY January the usual
formalities the two Houses OF the Leglsla-
ture met at noon to-day in Joint Conven-
ton for the purpose OF eiectlng a Unieed
States Senator to succeed Warner Miller,
Acknowledgement Jones presiding. The
Joint Convention proceeded to vote, each
Senator and Assemblyman rising and an.
n%ouncinc his choice. The calling resulted
as follows: Total votes cast, 14S; necessary
for n choice, 75; Miller 43; Morton 33;
Hiscock II: Weed 81. Thu Joint COnvsn-
ton then adjourned until tomorrow.
ALBAyy. January 19.-The caucus OF
Republican members OF the State Legisla-
ture met again tonight for the purpose OF
selecting a candidate for United States
Senator to succeed Warner Miller: Two
previous caucuses for ballot had Deen
taken. and the caucus proceeded TO tne
fifth ballot. The candidates were
Miller, Levi p. Morton and Congressman
Frank Hiscock. The ballot resulted rs
follows: Miller 46; Morton Sc; Hiscock
II. This was one more than Miller had
before, Mr.. Rea, who was absent before,
voting for him. From that. point to the
seventeenth ballot there was no change.
On the eighteenth ballot Hiscock again re.
ceived the solid Morton vote and Mr.. Frost
changed from Miller to Hiscock; thus giving
him the necessary forty-eight and nomi'
mating him. The choice was made unan'-
nous. The nomination is equivalent to
an election, as the Republicans have clear
majority or Joint ballot.
LINCOLN, January 19.-The Legislature
met in Joint Session at noon to-day and
balloted for United States Senator with
dock (Rep,) 10; Weaver (Rep.) IA; Miller
Dem.) 10; Cobb (Rep.) s; Laird (Rep.)
5; Mungee (Dem.) s: Norton DEM 4;
Thayer (Rep.) 3; Ross (Rep.) 2; Nance,
Dilworth. Meyers, Thurston and Maxwell, |
all Republicans, and Broadly, Democrat, 1
each.
After the first ballot the joint session
adjourned till tomorrow noo by a vote
OF II to 81. This is claimed to be a test
vote. The Van Wyckers opposed adjourn
ment while the straight Republicans were
solid for it. The straights will caucus this
evening and claim that the members will
participate to elect the nominee.
HARRISBURG. Pa, January 19.-The two
Houses of the Legislature assembled in
Joint Session to-day. Official announce
mcnt was made OF the two branches, and
each gave n majority for NJ. 8. Quays for
United States Senator and Quays was for
mally declared elected.
SAN Francisco, January 19.-At Sacra-
mento the legislature in joint convention
to-day elected George Hearst United States
The vote was as follows: Hearst,
Dem so; Vrooman, (Rep.) So; Harrison,
(Itep.) L.
ST PAUL, January 19.-The Legislature
in joint session to-day elected q. X. Davis
Senator to succeed Mcmillan.
INDIANAPOLIS January ia ballot for
resulted as follows: In the Senate
IS, Turpie 80; in the House
SD, Turpie 43, Allen 4; total
IS, Harrison II. Allen 4. Another
was taken, the joint Convention re-
fusing by 76 to IA to adjourn. 1t resulted
the same as the first, and the Convention
adjourned until tomorrow, |
DOVER, Delaware, January 19.-At the
Joint session of the two branches OF the
Assembly at loon to-day, George
Gray was formally declared reelected
United States Senator by the vote ofyester-
day, which WAS unanimous in both Houses.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, January 19.-The two
of the Legislature met in joint
assembly at noon and the election of Gen.
as Senator was formerly declared.